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birminghammail.co.uk | Rachel Alexander
Coppice Road has a speed limit of 30mphThe aftermath of the most recent crash and one in April 2023(Image: Marie Bevington)A Walsall Wood family has had their garden destroyed and car written off three times since moving to their home seven years ago. Mum-of-three Marie Bevington said vehicles travelling along Coppice Road have lost control several times and ended up in her garden or a neighbour’s.
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birminghammail.co.uk | Rachel Alexander
Assist Development Ltd has appealed Walsall Council’s refusal to the planning inspectorDartmouth Avenue, Blakenall (Image: Walsall Council )An appeal has been lodged against a refusal to create a children’s home in Blakenall, Walsall. Applicant Assist Development had previously submitted plans to convert two semi-detached family homes on Dartmouth Avenue into one children’s home.
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1 week ago | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Rachel Alexander
The detached two-storey building is seen on historic maps dating back to 188319 Lichfield Street, Walsall A former doctor’s surgery is the latest building on a Walsall road to become a House of Multiple Occupation. Walsall Council has approved plans to convert the building at 19 Lichfield Street into a 13 bedroom HMO.
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1 week ago | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Rachel Alexander
The plans include a new leisure retreat and glamping podsFairlawns Hotel and Spa in Aldridge(Image: Google)A Midlands spa has outlined a 15-year masterplan which will see it become a ’destination venue’. The proposals for Fairlawns Hotel and Spa in Aldridge include a new entrance area, a pool extension, new padel courts, a new leisure retreat and nine glamping pods.
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1 week ago | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Rachel Alexander
Cabinet members voted to ignore the recommendation of allocating £100,000 from the council’s reserves for a new feasibility studyBrown wheelie bin for garden waste(Image: Walsall Council )Walsall Council’s cabinet members have rejected calls to try out an alternative method of providing the new food waste collection service.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Rachel Alexander
Image source, Walsall CouncilImage caption, Councillor Adrian Andrew has stepped in as acting leader of Walsall CouncilThe acting leader of Walsall Council has paid tribute to the authority's former leader following his sudden resignation. Councillor Garry Perry announced on Wednesday he was resigning as leader with immediate effect, citing being subjected to a "campaign of political attrition" as the reason for his departure.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Rachel Alexander
Ex-council boss praised for 'impeccable' serviceRachel AlexanderWalsall CouncilCouncillor Adrian Andrew has stepped in as acting leader of Walsall CouncilThe acting leader of Walsall Council has paid tribute to the authority's former leader following his sudden resignation. Councillor Garry Perry announced on Wednesday he was resigning as leader with immediate effect, citing being subjected to a "campaign of political attrition" as the reason for his departure.
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2 weeks ago | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Rachel Alexander
On his departure, Councillor Garry Perry said values such as ‘integrity and transparency are no longer shared’L-R: Labour group leader, Councillor Matt Ward, former Conservative group leader, Councillor Garry Perry, and Independent group leader, Councillor Aftab Nawaz (Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service )Opposition leaders at Walsall Council have called for change within the Conservative-led authority following the sudden resignation of its leader.
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2 weeks ago | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Rachel Alexander
Coun Garry Perry said the town 'deserves better than the behaviour it is being subjected to behind closed doors.'Councillor Garry Perry became leader of the council in June 2024Walsall Council leader Coun Garry Perry quit today claiming he had been bullied amid a whispering campaign against him. In a statement, he said he made the decision to resign after being subjected to a 'campaign of political attrition, deliberate undermining, and personal hostility'.
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2 weeks ago | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Rachel Alexander
TCL Structures Ltd has permission to install three advertising boards, one of them near the New Invention memorialCouncillor Adam Hicken next to the war memorial on Lichfield Road, New Invention(Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service )A Walsall councillor has called for sensitivity over an approved billboard near New Invention’s war memorial.
